Storage battery.



V.. G. APPLE.

STGRAGB BATTERY. APPLIOATION ILED 13116.21, 1908.

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v. G. APPLE. STORAGE BATTERY. APLIOATION FILED DEG. 21, 1908.`

Patented May 24, 1910,

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STORAGE BATTERY.

speeieauoa of Letters rat-ent. 'Patented May 24., 1910.

Application led December 2i., 1808. Serial No. $8,517.

Toull whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, VINCENT G. APPLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, 'have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Storage Batteries, of which the following is aV specification.

My invention relates to improvements in storage batteries, and has for its general ob ject to provide a storage battery .of generally advantageous construction, particularly adapted for manufacture in small sizes, and at low expense. l More specifically one of the objects of my invention is to provide a construction wherein the negative end plates are integrally connected as one element although constructed independently of the containing easingv A further object of my invention is toA provide an improved construction whereby the said negativeend plates may conveniently be armored, and further wherein the said plates may be connected .integrallyby a structure constituting the principal part of the battery closure or top plate. h

Other and further objects of my invention will become apparent to those skilledin the art from the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing., wherein I `have lillustrated a similar and convenient embodiment of myl invention, and wherein;

Figure l is a vertical cross section or" a lstorage battery; I41g. 2 1s a side elevation broken away on diii'erent lines to expose the interior constructions; Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross section on line 3-3 of Fig. l; Fig; l

i isl a side elevation of the negative plate structure, and, Fig. 5 is a vertical section y therethrough. on line 545 of Fig. 4.

In the construction herein specifically shown I provide a lead cell l0, preferably of enerally rectangular form in vertical and orizontal section, and 'preferably of relatively small size approximating the dimensions of the ordinary dry battery, although obviously the size maybe varied to suit requirements. Said cell orA cup preferably provides unitary side walls 11-11, end walls l 12-12, and a bottom 13, smooth in plane interiorly and exteriorly. The cup thus provided may be exteriorly insulated in any l convenient or desired manner, such 1nsulatling boo'y being generally' shown as at le,

a single physical structure providin rela-` tively separated plate-members a Ording support to the suitable active n iateriahand spaced apart to receive between them the opposing electrical element or positive plate of suitable construction. The integral co-nneck tion between the negative plates preferably includes as a part thereof, a top structure, adapted when the negative .element is inserted into the cell to constitute what I will` term a closure therefor, closing the top of the cell throughout, save for the vent aperture and positive terminal passage, which' must be suitably provided.

In the speciicconstruction shown 15` in dicates in general the negative element, com prising two opposing grids 16S-16, each having an edge frame 17, of width substantially equal to the interior width of the cell l0, and of a height referably somewhat less than that of the ce l. The frame 17 of each plate is traversed horizontall and vertically by ribs 18 and 19, dividing the plate into a number of small cells, which are preferably closed at their inner sides by an integral armor wall 20, having made therethrough suitable apertures 2l. The two plates are integrally united, by having their vertical end walls expanded above the tops of the plate and are cross-connected by an integral cover plate 22, preferably of lead, of suitable size to close the top orifice loi? the lead ar. The end walls of the plate may' also be connected throughout their. vertical extent by a wall 23, so that the top and end of the negative plate member form a continuous U-shaped band, and obviously the wall 23 between the armor plates 20-20 may becut away in whole or in part to lighten the cell or otherwise.

The top plate 22 of theneofative element has connected therewith, as by casting integrally, a binding post 24, and also has made therethrough an aperture 25 for .the positive binding post, andan aperture 26 for a vent plug.

It will be apparent that in manufacturing the unitary negative element may be readily constructed, as the mold part may be all withdrawn toward the exterior of the element, and the manufacture involve only a simple casting operation.

The positive plate, generally indicated at 27, may be of any suitable construction, but is preferably an armored plate havino' both its faces covered with perforated lea sheets and provided with an integral 'ter-v minal stud 29 positioned for register with The insulating separators 32 of any snit-l able construction, herein shown as grids, are inserted'between confronting faces of the posit-ive and negative plates, and insu.

lating strips 33 and 34 are laid along the ends and bottom of the positive plate, to effectively space it apart from the lead containing cell and the negative element. .The two elements thus assembled are inserted together into the jar 10 andthe top of theA cell is sealed by burning the top plate 22 to the mouth of the jar 10- throughout its entire perimeter, as indicated by the word burned on the drawing. The electrolyte may, of course, be supplied through the aperture 26 which is then suitably reduced by a vent plug 35.

Substantially. the same construction as above described may be advantageously employed without the armoring of the plates,

but for-certain classes of Work, as for automobile ignition practice, I prefer the armored plates as tending to produce a battery adapted for slow, even discharge over a great period of time. -It will als| be apparent to those skilled in the art that num'erous changes in the specific details of construction might be made without departure from the spirit and scope of my invention, and I do not desire to be rinden stood as limiting my invention ,to the particular details illustratively employed herein, further than as specified in the claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

l. In a battery, two plategrid electrodes comprising a series of tapered ribs crossing at angles to form tapered cells for the reception of active material, said cells partially closed' at vtheir smaller ends by a perforated plate, said electrodes'spaced apart with the perforated sides facing, and a con taining cell the walls of which close the other ends of the tapering cells Within the grids when said grid structure'is placed therein.

2. In a battery, a metallic cell, two grids spaced apart and joined at their respective edges by plates to form a rectilinear structure and connected at their top edges by a perforated plate, the top edges of said late metallically joined to the top edgeso the cell, and apositive plate within the space between the two box-like `negative with its terminal projecting throng perforation in said perforated plate.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my' hand in the presence of two witnesses.

'VINCENT G. APPLE.

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In the resence of- E. MARTIN,- N. E. SNYDER.

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